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<s>[INST] A car rents for 30 dollars per day plus 23 cents per mile. Additionally, there is a daily insurance cost of 15 dollars and an 8% sales tax on the rental fee. You are planning a 3-day road trip with daily budgets of 76 dollars, 95 dollars, and 110 dollars respectively. What is the maximum mileage you can trave...
<s>[INST] The park initially has 9.0 maple trees and 5.0 poplar trees. Park workers will cut down 2.0 maple trees today. Also, the growth rate of the maple trees varies and is given by the equation G(t) = 3t^2 – 2t, where G(t) is the net number of new maple trees grown and t is time in months. If the workers will finis...
<s>[INST] In a jar, there are 3409 pieces of candy, which includes 1462 chocolate candies and 1947 gummy candies. There are also 145 secret eggs, where 98 eggs have 1 prize each, 38 eggs have 2 prizes each, and 9 eggs have 3 prizes each. Calculate the total number of items in the jar, including candies and prizes in th...
<s>[INST] Megan decides to buy several albums for her music collection. She adds 8 albums to her online shopping cart, each with a different number of songs: 7, 10, 5, 12, 14, 6, 8, and 16. She later removes the album with the most songs and the album with the least songs. If there is a limited-time offer of a 10% disc...
<s>[INST] Harry found a box containing 47 eggs. He then decides to add 5 and 2/3 more eggs to the box. Additionally, the weight of the eggs, including the new ones is 143.5 ounces. What is the total number of eggs in the box, and what is the weight of eggs in grams? [/INST] First, let's find the total number of eggs in...
<s>[INST] Admission tickets to a football game were priced as follows: 75 cents for adults, 35 cents for children, 60 cents for senior citizens, and 50 cents for students. Receipts for the day showed that 600 persons attended, and a total of 325 dollars was collected. Determine the number of children who attended the f...
<s>[INST] Hannah's Vegetarian Restaurant bought 0.3333333333333333 of a pound of green peppers, 0.4444444444444444 of a pound of red peppers, 0.2222222222222222 of a pound of yellow peppers, and 0.7777777777777778 of a pound of orange peppers. How many pounds of peppers did Hannah's Vegetarian Restaurant buy in all? [/...
<s>[INST] Sam earned 15 pennies for washing clothes, 11 nickels for walking dogs, 21 dimes for babysitting, and 29 quarters for mowing lawns and raking leaves. How much money does Sam have in total? [/INST] To calculate the total amount of money Sam has, we need to multiply the number of each type of coin by its value ...
<s>[INST] Benny went to a store and bought a soft drink, some candy bars, a bag of chips, and a pack of gum. He bought the soft drink for 2 dollars, 5 candy bars, 3 bags of chips, and 2 packs of gum. The total amount he spent was 27 dollars. If the cost of 1 candy bar, 1 bag of chips, and 1 pack of gum is represented b...
<s>[INST] The sum of 3 numbers is 210. One number is 3 times the second number, and the third number is twice the first number. Find the three numbers. [/INST] Let's denote the second number as x. According to the problem, the first number is 3 times the second number, so the first number is 3x. The third number is twi...
<s>[INST] Faye bought 52.5 coloring books. If she gave away 38.2 of them, and then gave away an additional 25% of the remainder, how many would she have left? [/INST] First, let's find out how many coloring books Faye had left after giving away 38.2 of them: 52.5 (total coloring books) - 38.2 (coloring books given awa...
<s>[INST] Joey makes 150 pounds of a gourmet coffee mix. He uses three types of coffee: Columbian coffee selling for 9.50 dollars per pound, Brazilian coffee selling for 4.25 dollars per pound, and Ethiopian coffee selling for 7.25 dollars per pound. The final mix sells for 6.70 dollars per pound. Additionally, the rat...
<s>[INST] There are 2465.25 pigs in the barn. 5683.75 more pigs come to join them. How many pigs are there now? [/INST] To find the total number of pigs now, you simply need to add the number of pigs that were already in the barn to the number of pigs that have come to join them. So, the calculation would be: 2465.25...
<s>[INST] There were 800 people at a play. The admission price was 5 dollars for adults, 3 dollars for children, and senior citizens were allowed entry for free. Additionally, people with valid university ID cards got a 50% discount on their respective ticket prices. The total admission receipts were 2,400 dollars. How...
<s>[INST] Let x be the number of black balloons Nancy has, and y be the number of black balloons Mary has. Given that Nancy has 4 times the number of black balloons as Mary, the relationship between x and y can be represented as x = 4y. If Nancy has 7.0 black balloons, find the value of y, the number of black balloons ...
<s>[INST] Dan has 75 blue marbles. Mary has 2.5 times more blue marbles than Dan, and John has 40% more blue marbles than Dan and Mary combined. How many blue marbles do John, Dan, and Mary have in total? [/INST] First, let's find out how many blue marbles Mary has. Since Mary has 2.5 times more blue marbles than Dan, ...
<s>[INST] One number exceeds another by 10, the smaller number is half the larger number, and their sum is 34. Find the larger number. [/INST] Let's call the smaller number x and the larger number y. According to the problem, we have two pieces of information: 1. One number exceeds another by 10, so y = x + 10. 2. Th...
<s>[INST] Tom has 50 violet balloons. He gave Fred 35.5% of the balloons. How many violet balloons does he now have? [/INST] To find out how many balloons Tom gave to Fred, we need to calculate 35.5% of 50. 35.5% of 50 is calculated as: (35.5/100) * 50 = 0.355 * 50 = 17.75 Since you can't have a fraction of a balloon...
<s>[INST] The total cost of a pair of pants, a belt, a shirt, and a pair of shoes was 205.93 dollars. If the price of the pair of pants was 2.93 dollars less than the belt, the shirt was 1.5 times the cost of the pair of pants, and the pair of shoes was 3 times the cost of the shirt, what were the prices of each item? ...
<s>[INST] In a middle school, the number of boys in the eighth grade is 16 less than twice the number of girls. In seventh grade, the number of boys is 12 more than the girls. Overall, there are 140 students in both grades. If there are 8 more students in eighth grade than seventh grade, how many boys and girls are the...
<s>[INST] Jose has 85 peanuts. Kenya has 48 more peanuts than Jose. Malachi has 35 peanuts more than Kenya. How many peanuts do Jose, Kenya, and Malachi have in total? [/INST] First, let's find out how many peanuts Kenya has. Kenya has 48 more peanuts than Jose, so: Kenya's peanuts = Jose's peanuts + 48 Kenya's peanut...
<s>[INST] Tim has 22 books, Mike has 20 books, Sarah has 35 books, and Emily has 18 books. How many books do they have together? [/INST] To find out how many books they have together, you simply add up the number of books each person has: Tim's books: 22 Mike's books: 20 Sarah's books: 35 Emily's books: 18 Total book...
<s>[INST] On the first day of the week, Pat had 39 stickers. Throughout the week, Pat received and gave away stickers on several occasions: - On Monday, Pat received 15 stickers as a gift from a friend. - On Tuesday, Pat gave away 22 stickers to their classmates. - On Wednesday, Pat bought 10 more stickers for their c...
<s>[INST] Paul had 120.5 kg of strawberries in his basket. He sold 8.25 kg at the farmers market, gave away 33.5 kg to his friends, and ate 4.3 kg of them. How much did he now have? [/INST] Paul started with 120.5 kg of strawberries. He sold 8.25 kg, so he had: 120.5 kg - 8.25 kg = 112.25 kg left. He gave away 33.5 ...
<s>[INST] A recipe calls for 18.0 servings of cereal, 12.0 servings of milk, and 6.0 servings of nuts. Each serving of cereal is 2.0 cups, each serving of milk is 1.5 cups, and each serving of nuts is 0.5 cups. Calculate the total number of cups needed for all ingredients combined. [/INST] To calculate the total number...
<s>[INST] Sally has 9 orange balloons and 4 blue balloons. She found additional orange balloons, which increased the total number of her orange balloons by x%. How many orange balloons does Sally have now? [/INST] Let's denote the original number of orange balloons Sally had as O. According to the information given, O ...
<s>[INST] Michael initially has 49.5 fish. Ben gives him 18.25 more fish, and Maria gives him 23.75 fish. How many fish does Michael have now? [/INST] Michael initially has 49.5 fish. Ben gives him 18.25 fish, and Maria gives him 23.75 fish. To find out how many fish Michael has now, we need to add all the fish togethe...
<s>[INST] Let the two numbers be x and y, and let m be an unknown multiplier. The difference between the numbers is 9 and their sum is 46. Additionally, let x be m times y. Write a system of equations to represent this information and solve for the smaller number. [/INST] Let's write the system of equations based on th...
<s>[INST] Heather initially has 60.5 oranges. Russell gives her an additional 35.8 oranges. How many oranges does Heather have in total? [/INST] To find the total number of oranges Heather has, you need to add the number of oranges she initially has to the number of oranges Russell gives her. Initial oranges: 60.5 Add...
<s>[INST] Fred found 47.5 seashells on the beach, and he gave Jessica 25.3 of the seashells. How many seashells does he now have? [/INST] Fred started with 47.5 seashells and gave Jessica 25.3 seashells. To find out how many seashells Fred has now, we subtract the number of seashells he gave away from the number he sta...
<s>[INST] Uncle Dave has 11.0 hungry nieces. He wants to give each niece 3/4 of a pizza and 143 ice cream sandwiches. If each pizza is divided into 8 equal slices, how many pizzas and ice cream sandwiches must he buy to fulfil his nieces' desire? [/INST] To find out how many pizzas Uncle Dave needs to buy, we first nee...
<s>[INST] Let d_J be the number of dolls Jane has and d_I be the number of dolls Jill has. Together, they have 32 dolls, so d_J + d_I = 32. Moreover, Jill has k times more dolls than Jane, where k is a positive integer. Thus, d_I = k * d_J. Furthermore, Jane recently borrowed b dolls from her friend and Jill was gifted...
<s>[INST] If 1.3333 of a number squared plus 3 is equal to 18.82, what is the number? [/INST] Let's call the number we're looking for "x". According to the problem, we have: (1.3333 * x)^2 + 3 = 18.82 First, we need to isolate the squared term by subtracting 3 from both sides of the equation: (1.3333 * x)^2 = 18.82 ...
<s>[INST] Connie has 96 markers in total, consisting of red, blue, and green colors. If 50% of the markers are red, 30% are blue, and the remainder are green, how many markers are blue? [/INST] To find out how many markers are blue, we need to calculate 30% of the total number of markers. Since Connie has 96 markers i...
<s>[INST] Olivia was making baggies of cookies with 12 cookies in each bag. If she had 80 cookies, 25 chocolate chip cookies, 20 sugar cookies, and the rest were oatmeal cookies, how many baggies of oatmeal cookies could she make? [/INST] First, let's find out how many oatmeal cookies Olivia had. She had a total of 80 ...
<s>[INST] Sandy's dog had 8 puppies, and 3 of them had spots. Her friend gave her 4 more puppies, 2 of which had spots and 2 didn't. Sandy then decided to give away 3 non-spotted puppies to her neighbor. How many puppies does she now have? [/INST] Sandy originally had 8 puppies, and 3 of them had spots. This means she ...
<s>[INST] There are currently 7 dogwood trees in the park. Park workers will plant dogwood trees for a week following this schedule: - Monday: 3 trees - Tuesday: 2 trees - Wednesday: 5 trees - Thursday: 1 tree - Friday: 6 trees - Saturday: 4 trees - Sunday: 3 trees How many dogwood trees will the park have when the w...
<s>[INST] Mary loves eating fruits. She decided to buy 3 types of fruits from the market: berries, apples, and peaches. The prices are as follows: berries cost $3.66 per pound, apples cost $1.89 per pound, and peaches cost $2.45 per pound. Mary bought 3 pounds of berries, 6.5 pounds of apples, and 4 pounds of peaches....
<s>[INST] At a family gathering, Jane’s mom prepared a dessert platter with a variety of bite-size treats. There were 15 cinnamon swirls, 24 chocolate brownie bites, and 18 fruit tartlets. In total, 8 people including Jane ate an equal number of each dessert item. How many pieces of each dessert item did Jane eat? [/IN...
<s>[INST] How many liters of a 55% acid solution must be mixed with an 80% acid solution to get 35 liters of a 65% solution? [/INST] Let's call the volume of the 55% acid solution that we need to mix V1 (in liters), and the volume of the 80% acid solution V2 (in liters). We know that the total volume of the mixture sho...
<s>[INST] Tickets for a show have three different prices: 6.00 dollars for adults, 4.50 dollars for children, and 5.00 dollars for seniors. A total of 600 tickets were sold for a cumulative amount of 3250 dollars. How many children's tickets were sold? [/INST] Let's denote the number of adult tickets sold as A, the num...
<s>[INST] Mrs. Hilt observed 2.5 bugs eating 4.5 flowers. How many flowers did each bug consume? [/INST] To find out how many flowers each bug consumed, we divide the total number of flowers by the number of bugs: 4.5 flowers ÷ 2.5 bugs = 1.8 flowers per bug So, each bug consumed 1.8 flowers. </s>
<s>[INST] Norma has 352 cards. She finds 210 more cards and decides to split them equally among her 8 friends, including herself. How many cards will each friend receive? [/INST] First, we need to find the total number of cards Norma has after finding 210 more. 352 (original cards) + 210 (found cards) = 562 total car...
<s>[INST] If Harold gave 25 apples each to 6 people in her class, how many apples did they have in all? [/INST] If Harold gave 25 apples to each of 6 people, then the total number of apples given out would be: 25 apples/person * 6 people = 150 apples So, they had 150 apples in all. </s>
<s>[INST] John can read 4 books on Mondays, 5 books on Tuesdays, and 3 books on Wednesdays. John reads every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. How many books would John read in 6 weeks? [/INST] To find out how many books John reads in 6 weeks, we first need to calculate how many books he reads in one week and then multip...
<s>[INST] Kevin starts with 20 cards. He finds 47 cards at the park, but on the way home he loses 7 cards. When he checks his pockets later, he realizes he lost 12 more cards. That night, he wins 15 cards in a game with his friends. How many cards does Kevin have in the end? [/INST] Kevin starts with 20 cards. He find...
<s>[INST] Daniel had 54 noodles. He gave 25% of his noodles to William. How many noodles did Daniel have left? [/INST] To find out how many noodles Daniel gave to William, we need to calculate 25% of 54 noodles. 25% of 54 noodles = (25/100) * 54 = 0.25 * 54 = 13.5 nood...
<s>[INST] Connie had a certain number of marbles. She first gave Juan 183.5 marbles and then gave Maria 245.7 marbles. After that, she received 50.3 marbles from her friend Mike. Now, Connie has 593.2 marbles left. How many marbles did Connie have to start with? [/INST] To find out how many marbles Connie had to start ...
<s>[INST] Mary had 7 nickels in her bank. Her dad gave her 12 more nickels, and her older sister gave her 9 more nickels. How many nickels does Mary have now? [/INST] Mary originally had 7 nickels. Her dad gave her 12 more, and her sister gave her 9 more. So, the total number of nickels Mary has now is: 7 (original ...
<s>[INST] Ethan has 31 presents. Alissa has 22 less than Ethan, and their friend Bella has twice as many presents as Alissa. How many presents do Bella, Ethan, and Alissa have in total? [/INST] First, let's find out how many presents Alissa has. Since Alissa has 22 less than Ethan, we subtract 22 from Ethan's total: A...
<s>[INST] 42.5 birds were sitting in a tree. 27.3 more birds flew away. How many birds are there left in the tree? [/INST] If 42.5 birds were initially in the tree and 27.3 birds flew away, you would subtract 27.3 from 42.5 to find out how many birds are left in the tree. 42.5 - 27.3 = 15.2 So, there would be 15.2 bi...
<s>[INST] You have x balloons, and your friend gives you y balloons, where x = 7.5 and y = 5.2. Calculate the total number of balloons by finding the sum of x and y. [/INST] To find the total number of balloons, you simply need to add x and y together. x = 7.5 y = 5.2 Total number of balloons = x + y Total number of ...
<s>[INST] Last week, a restaurant sold 63 hamburgers, 42 pizzas, 35 pasta dishes, and 21 salads. How many of each menu item were sold on average each day, considering the week has 7 days? [/INST] To find the average number of each menu item sold per day, we divide the total number sold by the number of days in the week...
<s>[INST] Ella owns four dogs. Each day, the first dog eats 0.125 scoops of dog food, the second dog eats 0.25 scoops, the third dog eats 0.375 scoops, and the fourth dog eats 0.5 scoops. How much dog food do the four dogs eat together daily? [/INST] To find out how much dog food the four dogs eat together daily, we ne...
<s>[INST] Martha is inviting 7 friends to a party. She has 15 cookies for each friend. How many cookies does she have? [/INST] If Martha has 15 cookies for each of her 7 friends, then she has a total of: 15 cookies/friend × 7 friends = 105 cookies So, Martha has 105 cookies in total. </s>
<s>[INST] There are 27.5 candy bars. How many candy bars will each person get if split between 8.3 people? [/INST] To find out how many candy bars each person will get, you need to divide the total number of candy bars by the number of people. So, you would divide 27.5 candy bars by 8.3 people: 27.5 ÷ 8.3 ≈ 3.313 E...
<s>[INST] Lawrence walked 4.0 kilometers on the first day, 5.5 kilometers on the second day, and 6000 meters on the third day. He also walked 7.2 kilometers every day for the next four days. How many kilometers did Lawrence walk in total over these 7 days? [/INST] First, we need to convert the distance Lawrence walked ...
<s>[INST] There are 15.3 birds on the fence. 6.5 birds fly away. How many birds are on the fence now? [/INST] If there were originally 15.3 birds on the fence and 6.5 birds flew away, you would subtract the number of birds that flew away from the original number of birds on the fence: 15.3 - 6.5 = 8.8 So, there would...
<s>[INST] The Sumata family drove 1,837.5 miles in 13.5 days. How many miles did they drive per day? [/INST] To find out how many miles they drove per day, you need to divide the total number of miles by the number of days. Total miles driven = 1,837.5 miles Number of days = 13.5 days Miles per day = Total miles driv...
<s>[INST] Mary is baking a cake that follows a specific ratio of ingredients. The recipe calls for 7.0 cups of flour, 3.0 cups of sugar, and 2.0 cups of vegetable oil in the proportion of 7:3:2. However, Mary decides to put an extra 2.0 cups of flour. She also wants to maintain the same proportion with sugar and vegeta...
<s>[INST] Joan bought 6 dozen eggs, 5 bags of 2-pound flour, and 4 bottles of 3-liter milk from the grocery store to bake some cakes. Calculate the total number of eggs, pounds of flour, and liters of milk Joan bought. [/INST] To calculate the total number of eggs, pounds of flour, and liters of milk Joan bought, we ne...
<s>[INST] Marie went on a bike ride that consisted of 3 sections. In the first section, she biked uphill for 12.0 miles at a speed of 8.0 miles per hour. In the second section, she biked on flat terrain for 18.0 miles at a speed of 12.0 miles per hour. In the third section, she biked downhill for 26.0 miles at a speed ...
<s>[INST] Tessa has 10.0 apples. Anita gives her 5.5 more. She needs 4.25 apples to make a pie. How many will be left? [/INST] Tessa starts with 10.0 apples. Anita gives her 5.5 more apples, so she now has: 10.0 + 5.5 = 15.5 apples She needs 4.25 apples to make a pie. After making the pie, she will have: 15.5 - 4.25...
<s>[INST] Jill invited 37 people to her birthday party and ordered a variety of pizza types with different toppings. The pizzas are divided into 8 equal parts. Each person eats a different number of slices based on their preferred toppings as follows: 1. 10 people eat 1 slice of pepperoni pizza each. 2. 8 people eat 2...
<s>[INST] Kimberly has 7.5 Skittles. She eats 2.25 Skittles and gives 1.5 Skittles to her friend. Later, Kimberly buys 18 oranges at the store and receives 3.75 Skittles as part of a promotion. After that, she exchanges 6 oranges for 10.5 Skittles from another friend. How many Skittles does Kimberly have in all? [/INST...
<s>[INST] Willie has 48 bananas, Charles has 35 bananas, and Lucy has 27 bananas. Willie eats 12 bananas, Charles eats 14 bananas, and Lucy eats 5 bananas. How many bananas did they originally have together before anyone ate any? [/INST] Originally, Willie had 48 bananas, Charles had 35 bananas, and Lucy had 27 bananas...
<s>[INST] Mary picked 122 oranges, Jason picked 105 oranges, and Sarah picked 137 oranges from the orange tree. How many oranges were picked in total by the three of them? [/INST] To find the total number of oranges picked by the three of them, you simply need to add the number of oranges each person picked: Mary pick...
<s>[INST] I have 4.0 pencil boxes. If I fill each box with 648.0 pencils and need to distribute them among 36 students equally, how many pencils will each student receive? [/INST] To find out how many pencils each student will receive, you first need to calculate the total number of pencils you have and then divide tha...
<s>[INST] Randy is organizing a big birthday party where he needs a total of 250 cupcakes. He wants to have a variety of flavors: 40 are going to be chocolate cupcakes, 70 will be vanilla and he already has 25 red velvet cupcakes. How many more cupcakes of each flavor should Randy buy? [/INST] Randy needs a total of 25...
<s>[INST] A florist had 37.5 roses. If she picked 16.25 more and then later picked another 19.75 more, but found that 5% of her roses wilted before counting, how many roses would she have in the end? [/INST] First, let's calculate the total number of roses the florist picked: Initial roses: 37.5 First picking: +16.25 ...
<s>[INST] Sara grew 43 pumpkins, 30 carrots, and 18 cabbages in her garden, but the rabbits ate 23 pumpkins, 14 carrots, and 4 cabbages. On the other hand, deer ate 5 pumpkins, 12 carrots, and 8 cabbages. How many of each type of produce does Sara have left? [/INST] Let's calculate the remaining produce for each type a...
<s>[INST] Carla has some marbles. She bought 5,423.6 marbles. She had 12,834.9 marbles before. How many marbles does she have now? [/INST] To find out how many marbles Carla has now, we need to add the number of marbles she bought to the number of marbles she had before. 5,423.6 (marbles bought) + 12,834.9 (marbles sh...
<s>[INST] There are 3 types of cookies: chocolate chip, oatmeal and sugar. It takes 7.0 minutes to bake 4.0 pans of chocolate chip cookies, 9.0 minutes for 5.0 pans of oatmeal cookies, and 6.0 minutes for 3.0 pans of sugar cookies. How long will it take to bake 1.0 pan of each type of cookie? [/INST] To find out how lo...
<s>[INST] The park currently has 39 dogwood trees. Park workers will plant 41 more dogwood trees today, which, on average, grow by 2 trees per year, and 20 more dogwood trees tomorrow, which, on average, grow by 4 trees per year. Calculate the total number of dogwood trees expected in the park after 5 years. [/INST] Le...
<s>[INST] A restaurant made 9.5 hamburgers and 4.25 hot dogs to serve during lunch. Then the restaurant made 3.75 more hamburgers, and 1.50 more hot dogs in the evening. How many hamburgers and hot dogs were made in total? [/INST] To find the total number of hamburgers and hot dogs made, we need to add the amounts made...
<s>[INST] Warren has 252 tables for his upcoming event. Among these, 93 are large tables that can hold 6 guests each, 97 are medium tables that can hold 5 guests each and the rest are small tables which can hold 4 guests each. However, due to some maintenance issues, 20 of the small tables can't be used. How many guest...
<s>[INST] Jerry Weller received 20,196 more votes than opponent John Pavich, and a third candidate, Laura Alvarez, received 15,684 votes. If the total number of votes was 196,554, find the percentage of votes for each candidate: Jerry Weller, John Pavich, and Laura Alvarez. [/INST] Let's denote the number of votes Jerr...
<s>[INST] Sara had 100 pennies, 783 quarters, and 450 dimes in her piggy bank. Her dad, who just returned from Europe, gave her 250 euros which she decided to convert into quarters. If the current exchange rate is 1 euro = 1.18 US dollars, how many quarters does Sara have now after converting the euros? (Note: 1 quarte...
<s>[INST] There were 2,500 children taking a test. 375 passed. How many had to sit it again. [/INST] If 375 children passed the test, then the number of children who had to sit it again would be the total number of children who took the test minus the number who passed. So, 2,500 children took the test - 375 children...
<s>[INST] There are 3 different types of butterflies in a butterfly garden. Type A has 545 black dots, Type B has 780 black dots, and Type C has 1,135 black dots. In total, there are 15 Type A butterflies, 25 Type B butterflies, and 35 Type C butterflies. Find the average number of black dots per butterfly for each typ...
<s>[INST] A pet store has 12 bird cages with different capacities. There are 3 types of birds in the store: 6 parrots, 8 parakeets, and 4 canaries. The bird cages can accommodate the following number of birds: 2 parrots, 4 parakeets, or 6 canaries each. Calculate the average number of birds that can occupy 1 cage consi...
<s>[INST] On Wednesday, Joan spent 4 half-dollars playing pinball. On Thursday, she spent 14 half-dollars on pinball. On Friday, she spent 8 half-dollars on pinball. What was the total amount Joan spent playing pinball in dollars and cents? [/INST] To find the total amount Joan spent, we need to add up the half-dollars...
<s>[INST] Tom found x seashells on the beach, where x is an integer greater than 5. He gave Jessica 2.5 seashells, and then he gave Mike one-third of his remaining seashells. How many seashells does Tom have now? [/INST] Let's break down the problem step by step. 1. Tom found x seashells, where x is an integer greater...
<s>[INST] Jane had been saving large empty cans to serve as pots for sunflowers. She has 9 cans and 54 sunflower seeds. However, each can has a different number of holes: the first can has 2 holes, the second has 3, the third has 4, and so on, increasing by one hole for each subsequent can. Assuming that each hole re...
<s>[INST] There were 22.5 kids playing soccer. If 14.3 decided to go home, how many would be left playing? [/INST] If there were 22.5 kids playing soccer and 14.3 decided to go home, you would subtract 14.3 from 22.5 to find out how many would be left playing. 22.5 - 14.3 = 8.2 So, there would be 8.2 kids left playin...
<s>[INST] Ilida went to Minewaska State Park one day this summer. All of the people at the park were either hiking, bike riding, or kayaking. There were 178 more hikers than bike riders, and there were half as many kayakers as bike riders. If there were a total of 920 people at the park, how many were hiking? [/INST] L...
<s>[INST] A 400-inch pipe is cut into three unequal pieces. The length of the first piece is half the length of the second piece, and the second piece is three times as long as the third piece. Find the lengths of the three pieces using a system of linear equations. [/INST] Let's denote the length of the first piece as...
<s>[INST] There were 9 people initially in line for bumper cars. If 6 people got tired of waiting and left, but then 3 more people got in line, and this pattern repeated itself three more times. After the three times, halfway through, an additional 10% of the current number of people in line decided to join. How many p...
<s>[INST] A washer-dryer combination usually costs 1,200 dollars. However, during a sale, both appliances have a discount percentage applied. After the discount, the washer costs 220 dollars more than the dryer. If the total cost with the discount applied is 960 dollars, find the discount percentage and the original pr...
<s>[INST] Gary initially had 73.25 dollars. He then sold his pet snake for 55.50 dollars and bought a new pet hamster for 25.75 dollars. After that, he spent 12.40 dollars on pet supplies. How many dollars does Gary have now? [/INST] Gary started with $73.25. After selling his pet snake for $55.50, he would have: $73....
<s>[INST] Nathan bought gumball packages in three different sizes: small, medium, and large. The small package contains 5 gumballs, the medium package contains 12 gumballs, and the large package contains 20 gumballs. He bought 4 small packages, 3 medium packages, and 2 large packages. How many gumballs did Nathan eat i...
<s>[INST] A group of science students went on a field trip. They took 6.0 vans and 8 buses. Each van carried 6 people and each bus carried 18 people. The vans traveled a distance of 120 miles while the buses went for 150 miles. Further, given that each van has a fuel efficiency of 20 miles per gallon and each bus has...
<s>[INST] Isabel had 72 homework problems. She finished 32 of them. Each problem might have 3, 5 or 7 sub-tasks. Furthermore, she has to complete the remaining sub-tasks within 4 hours. If she takes 10 minutes per sub-task, will Isabel be able to finish all her homework on time? [/INST] First, let's calculate the total...
<s>[INST] A pet store had 13.5 Siamese cats and 5.25 house cats. During a purchase, they added 10.75 cats but had to give a special discount of 0.5 cats as a refund for a customer. How many cats do they have left? [/INST] The pet store initially had 13.5 Siamese cats and 5.25 house cats. Total initial number of cats ...
<s>[INST] Zach wants to ride on the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, and the bumper cars at the amusement park. The Ferris wheel costs 3.5 tickets, the roller coaster costs 8.0 tickets, the bumper cars cost 5.0 tickets, and there is a discount of 0.5 tickets for each additional ride (up to 2 discounts). Zach also has ...
<s>[INST] Mary earns a variable pay rate for cleaning homes. If she cleaned 350 homes, and the pay rate can vary between $40 to $55 per home, how much could Mary earn in total at minimum and maximum pay rates? [/INST] To calculate Mary's minimum and maximum earnings, we need to multiply the number of homes she cleaned ...
<s>[INST] During the 1998-1999 Little League season, the Tigers played 80 games. They won 10 games less than twice the number of games they tied. If they lost 5 more games than they won, how many games did they win, lose, and tie during that season? [/INST] Let's denote the number of games the Tigers won as W, the numb...
<s>[INST] If the product of 12 and a number x is increased by the result of 3 times another number y, the result is 48. What are the numbers x and y? [/INST] Let's set up an equation based on the information given: The product of 12 and a number x is 12x. The result of 3 times another number y is 3y. If the product of...
<s>[INST] Dan has 32.5 green and 38.75 violet marbles. Mike took half of Dan's green marbles and gave him 14.25 violet marbles in return. Now, Dan has ____ green marbles and ____ violet marbles. [/INST] Dan originally had 32.5 green marbles. Mike took half of them, so: Half of Dan's green marbles = 32.5 / 2 = 16.25 D...
<s>[INST] Carla had a certain number of marbles initially, which can be represented as a fraction of a marble, say a/b. She then bought 489.35 marbles. Now, Carla has a total of 2778.65 marbles. How many marbles did Carla start with (find the value of a/b)? [/INST] Let's denote the initial number of marbles Carla had a...